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The cyberpunk classic Ghost in the Shell gets a reboot in the four-part anime film series Ghost in the Shell: Arise. Produced by Production I.G., Arise offers a prequel to Shirow Masamune's original manga, revealing the story behind how heroine Kusanagi Motoko came to be the cyber-crime fighting Major of Section 9. Directed by Kise Kazuchika and written by Ubukata Tow (Mardock Scramble), Arise features new character designs and different voice casting from previous Ghost in the Shell releases.

Titled border:1 Ghost Pain, the first film of the Ghost in the Shell: Arise series is set in 2027, one year after World War IV. In New Port City, an explosion occurs and a military officer suspected of corrupt arms dealings is shot dead. Public Security Chief Aramaki Daisuke sneaks into the cemetery hoping to recover the officer's cyberbrain. There he comes across Kusanagi Motoko (voiced by Sakamoto Maaya), a super hacker with full-body cyber prosthetics who is part of the military's secretive 501 Unit. She wants to clear her superior officer's name. Also on the case are Bato, who suspects Kusanagi is behind the explosion incident; Detective Togusa, who believes the shooting is connected to the prostitute murder case he is investigating; and Lieutenant Colonel Kurtz of 501 Unit, who is keeping a close eye on Kusanagi.